Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Mobile Health News Weekly – Week of April 27, 2014

The Mobile Health News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to mobile health that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News WeeklyAlso read Field Mobility News WeeklyAlso read M2M News WeeklyAlso read Mobile Commerce News WeeklyAlso read Mobility News WeeklyLooking for an enterprise mobility solution? Read the Mobile Solution Directory Here!Until now the number of birth registrations, especially in rural areas of Africa, remains low with only fifty percent of children being registered on average. SAP Africa has announced the launch of a new mobile application prototype that significantly simplifies the birth registration process in an easy, reliable fashion. Read Original ContentA new study released by mobile engagement provider Mobiquity, Inc has found that while 70 percent of people use mobile apps on a daily basis to track calorie intake and monitor physical activities, only 40 percent of patients will share mobile health data and insights with their doctors. Read Original ContentAnalysts forecast the global biometrics market in the health care industry to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 32 percent between 2013-2018. One of the factors contributing to this market growth is the high adoption of biometrics by hospital managements. Read Original ContentCatavolt is the most secure way to rapidly build mobile apps that work with all enterprise systems and all mobile devices. IT departments rest easy with Catavolt’s industry-leading “No Data at Rest” security platform, and a no-coding app creation approach that efficiently addresses the backlog of business requests for mobile apps. Business users receive apps that are custom-tailored to their business process, and a high-performance, native user experience that fully utilizes the devices they carry today. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Catavolt.According to a recent report from Research and Markets, the market scale of mobile health in China registered 2.21 billion in 2013, an increase of 18.8 percent over the previous year; it is projected that the market scale will exceed ten billion, reaching 19.05 billion by the end of 2018. Read Original ContentThis week the European Commission announced a consultation — similar to a public notice from the FDA in the United States — that asks digital health companies and others for help in identifying ways to encourage and regulate mobile health. Read Original Content

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